Kennebec / Chris Dingman - Thursday 4/2/2026 - 8:00 PM EDT

Kennebec / Chris Dingman - Thursday 4/2/2026 - 8:00 PM EDT

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT


Kennebec


Kennebec is the creative vessel of composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Eric Phillips, whose work delivers a lush, genre-bending symphonic blend of globally inspired American chamber-folk, ambient jazz, neo-soul, new age, and alternative hip-hop.


Following collaborations with artists such as Samuel T. Herring, Sudan Archives, Yazz Ahmed, Joe Armon-Jones and Alfa Mist, having shared the stage with the likes of grammy-winning Arooj Aftab, Kevin Morby, Joep Bevinng —and working on soundtracks for acclaimed projects like The Holdovers and Barack Obama’s Netflix series Working—Phillips returns with The Water Wheel (out November 7), a conceptually rich third album exploring impermanence, love, and the cycles of time. The record is both a cathartic celebration of life and a soothing balm for turbulent times.


Chris Dingman


Chris Dingman is a vibraphonist and composer known for his distinctive approach to the instrument: sonically rich and expansive, bringing listeners on a journey to a beautiful, transcendent place. He has done significant work with legendary artists Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter as well as next generation visionaries such as Linda Oh, Ambrose Akinmusire, Steve Lehman, and many others, performing around the world including India, Vietnam, and extensively in Europe and North America.


He has been profiled by NPR, The New York Times, AMNY and many other publications, and has received fellowships and grants from the Chamber Music America, the Doris Duke Foundation, New Music USA, South Arts, and the Herbie Hancock Institute (formerly the Thelonious Monk Institute). Hailed by The New York Times as a “dazzling” soloist and a composer with a “fondness for airtight logic and burnished lyricism,” the fluidity of his musical approach has earned him praise as “an extremely gifted composer, bandleader, and recording artist.” (Jon Weber, NPR).



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